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Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

Eric has been so much more accessible than Sando ever was. Granted, Sando’s content was phenomenal, no question. It’s just their styles are different. Eric gave us access to players through interviews and live chats that was extraordinary.

And personality-wise, which is what Georgia was eluding to, Sando could be a bit snarky, IMO. Eric has always been super chill and down to earth.

I’ve been watching the Harbaugh/Carrol dynamic for a bit and I’m thinking it is not all that some would have us believe. The media makes a living out of making mountains out of molehills and it certainly feeds red meat to the fans of both teams, but I’m beginning to see it as a couple of very competitive coaches who have a health respect for the other but who would be just as happy if all of the flap about their personal spat/history went away. Sure some guys like Sherman use the unsportsmanlike angle to motivate themselves, but I don’t think these coaches do, anymore at least. Two years ago I think it was true. Not now. They are passed that now. Their comments and such seem to lack the ire. Competitive, yes. Malice, no.

It looks like okung has the same toe injury that Pierre Garcon had last year. He missed 6 games. Hopefully an Olineman can come back sooner than a WR. Those road games in Texas and Indy will be tough with him.

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